About the Artwork
Coup Stick
between 1860 and 1870
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Native american
Yanktonai
Wood, pyroengraved and painted
Overall: 2 7/8 × 33 1/2 inches (7.3 × 85.1 cm)
Arms and Armor
Indigenous Americas
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Richard A. Pohrt
1988.225
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Provenance
1885, collected by Burton Parker [b. 1844] while agent of the Fort Peck Reservation (Montana, USA)
by inheritance, Dayton L. Parker [b. 1877]
by inheritance, Burton C. Parker [b. 1906]
by inheritance, his wife Mrs. Jane Parker (Warren, Michigan, USA)
1988, acquired by Richard A. Pohrt [1911-2005] and his wife, Marion D. Pohrt (Flint, Michigan, USA)
1988-present, gift to the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)
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Penney, David W. Art of the American Indian Frontier: The Chandler-Pohrt Collection. Seattle and London: The Detroit Institute of Arts and University of Washington Press, 1992, cat. no. 190.
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Yanktonai, Native American, Coup Stick, between 1860 and 1870, wood, pyroengraved and painted. Detroit Institute of Arts, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Richard A. Pohrt, 1988.225.
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